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Also known as ''Stiffy Makane: Apocolocyntosis''.

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==How It Begins==
The game begins with a random dedication, usually either to someone in the [[IF community]] or someone heavily referenced in the game.

PROLOGUE: You are [[Stiffy Makane]] (Mentula Macanus), one of the better-hung Romans, currently wearing your toga and carrying the [[Golden Banana of Discord]]. You're currently atop a battlement and beset by a [[The Gostak|Gostak]] chief determined to distim your dosh -- or bash your head in with his mace, which seems more likely. Assuming you do not get your head bashed in, you may pause to remember how all your adventures began.

You are in the forum of Rome, greatest city in the world. Here you can find the Temple of Jupiter Virilis (tall and erect), the Temple of Eris (golden), the Via Sacra, and the Curia, which burned down a few years ago, but you think you see Caesar and his friends on the steps.

==Trivia and Comments==
* The author frequently referred to ''Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis'' as a forthcoming work on [[r*if]] as far back as [{{rgif|msgid=9t4igk$3q6$3@news.fsf.net|cmid=c/jly2f642AaU/m/m46ERMGLe7sJ}} 2001] (at least).

==Versions==
===Abridged TWIFcomp Release (Perl abuse)===
* ''Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis'' ([[Adam Thornton]] as "One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard"; 25-Apr-2010; Linux).
** Release 0.
** {{babel|ifid=B6C99936-4B58-4895-BAFD-653660E7A005}}.
** [[TWIFcomp]]: 2nd place of 61 entries. Score 7.58.
** Download [https://templaro.com/games/mma-twifcomp.tgz mma-twifcomp.tgz] at [[TWIFcomp]] (unpacks to source code and build environment).
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===Release 1 (Spring Thing release)===
* ''Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis'' ([[Adam Thornton]] as "One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard"; 04-Apr-2011; [[Glulx]]).
** Release 1 / Serial number 110329 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
** {{babel|ifid=B6C99936-4B58-4895-BAFD-653660E7A005|cover=yes}}.
** Testers: The first wave: [[Marnie Parker]], [[Robb Sherwin]], Gin Rosenkranz, Amy Horton, [[Tracy Jo Barnwell]], [[Andrew Plotkin]], [[Tomasz Pudlo]], and [[S. John Ross]]. The second wave: [[Jonathan Goodwin]], [[Martin McGreal]], [[Mark Oates]], and [[Jason Warchol]].
** Enormous thanks to [[Amy Horton]] (my long-suffering wife).
** In Memoriam: [[Gin Rosenkranz]] and [http://bc.fsf.net/BC-NorthVan-200609/NorthVan-Pages/Image4.html Vinnie] ''[on the right]''.
** [[Spring Thing 2011]]: 4th place of 6 entries.
** [[XYZZY Awards 2011]]: Winner of Best Individual PC (Mentula Macanus). Finalist for 4 awards: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Setting and Best Puzzles.
** Download options:
*** {{ifarchive|games/springthing/2011/|MMA.zip}}.
*** Download <tt>[http://www.springthing.net/2011/files/MMA.zip MMA.zip]</tt> from Spring Thing site.

==Links== 
===General info===
* {{link|deadurl=http://dhakajack.templaro.com/node/56|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203225345/http://dhakajack.templaro.com/node/56|Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis}} at [[TWIFcomp]].
* {{ifdb game|Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis|etul31tqgl3n22nl}}.

===Reviews===
* [http://diden.net/~maga/springthing2011.html#stiffy Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#skammawriting XYZZY Review for "Best Writing"] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#marcosettingmma XYZZY Review for "Best Setting"] by [[Marco Innocenti]].
* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#jacqmma XYZZY Review for "Best Setting"] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
* [http://www.filfre.net/2011/05/stiffy-makane-whateverthehellcyntosis/ Review] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#mmamm XYZZY Review for "Best Individual PC"] by [[Marius M&uuml;ller]].
* [http://therestofyourmice.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring-thing-2011-reviews.html#stiffy Review] by [[Steven Odhner]].
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/spring-thing-2011-mentula-macanus-apocolocyntosis/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].

===Spoilers===
* [{{rgif|hexid=7456db322c57b060|msgid=iqslnq$ojm$1@fileserver.fsf.net}} Some notes on ''Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis''] (by the author) - RGIF, May 17, 2011.
* {{ClubFloyd|20120204}}.

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